"That doesn't surprise me because kids now a days are different," Woods said. "When I was growing up, I never once saw Wilt Chamberlain play, but I can tell you every little thing about him. Earl the Pearl Monroe, I didn't grow up watching him play — he was way before my time — but I can tell you a lot about him.

"Kids now a days, they play too many video games. Just being honest with you. They don't get it. They play basketball, but they don't know what basketball really is. They're very, very fortunate. We live in a microwave society now. And it's a shame that kids don't know the history.

"I walked into a deal the other day when they had that [Hurricane Sandy] telethon at WKYT and I didn't like the vibe, I'm just going to be honest with you, of those guys. It's totally different now and it's not anyone's fault it's just the way society is now.

"I think my generation — my class to maybe four or five years after that — anything after that, these kids don't know anything. I bet you any type of money, besides the kids are from Kentucky that are on UK's team couldn't tell you anything about not one player in the history of Kentucky basketball.

"When I walked in the door, I knew about every player, almost everything as far as everything history-wise about the University of Kentucky, but these kids don't and it's a shame but that's just the way society is."

Predictably, Woods statements riled Kentucky fans enough that within just a few hours, Woods took to Twitter to clarify his remarks.

"In no way were my comments meant to offend or insult the current players at UK. Simply an observation of today’s youth everywhere," Woods posted to Twitter. "I greatly admire Coach Cal and what he has done for the University of Kentucky and college basketball.

"I will always be proud to have worn a Kentucky Wildcat uniform and to be the head coach at Morehead State University."

On Wednesday night, it will be interesting to see whether the Kentucky faithful greet Woods as a former member of "The Unforgettables" or an enemy combatant who spoke ill of the current squad.